# Sonatikri Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sonatikri

Sonatikri is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 105 households**, the 75th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 485people (2011)
- 105households
- 87.0%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonatikri

Of every 100 households in Sonatikri in 2011, 43 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonatikri · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****56%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonatikri?

■ Sonatikri · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**952

Working population ****32.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 82.5% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (88%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barasat - II

- Singhapara517 people
- Chakshason507 people
- Kirttipur498 people
- Bil Bheli486 people
- Banubankra141 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonatikri?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonatikri in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sonatikri?87.0% (Census 2011)